1
Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area
Managed by Colorado Parks & Wildlife
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors · Cotopaxi
Cotopaxi, CO parks, trails & bike paths
About 18% of Cotopaxi is conserved land, roughly 32 acres. Cotopaxi has 1 named park and preserve on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Cotopaxi, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Cotopaxi outdoors
Conserved land
18%
32 of 184 acres
Trails
0.0 mi
0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
1
named on the map
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
Who protects the land
32 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Cotopaxi
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Park 19 acState Resource Management Area 16 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado State Land Board State Land BoardState Resource Management Area | State land board | 16 | Closed |
| Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - CotopaxiState Park | State fish & wildlife | 6 | Open |
| Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Canon Trading PostState Park | State fish & wildlife | 5 | Open |
| Arkansas HeadwatersState Park | State parks | 4 | Open |
| Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - BLM SiteState Park | State fish & wildlife | 4 | Open |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Cotopaxi's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.